Board of Directors

Our governing body is made up of a seven-member volunteer Board of Directors appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Our Board of Directors appoints a CEO who then selects the top tier of management referred to as the Senior Leadership Team. Board members include:

Alan Howard, Chair

Board Chair and Chair, Nominating Committee, attends all Board Committee MeetingsAppointed February 10, 2016 for an unexpired term expiring February 28, 2019.Founder and President Milam Howard

Frederick Newbill, Secretary

Board Secretary and Member, Government, Legal and Real Estate Affairs CommitteeAppointed January 12, 2017 for a first full term expiring February 28, 2019.Pastor, First Timothy Baptist Church North

Kelly Flanagan

Chair, Finance & Audit Committee, and Chair, Compensation Committee Appointed November 25, 2015 for an unexpired term to expire February 28, 2016, followed by a first full term to expire February 28, 2020.Senior VP and CFO, Jacksonville Jaguars

April Green

Member, Compensation CommitteeAppointed December 1, 2017 for a first full term to expire February 28, 2021.CFO/COO, Bethel Baptist Institutional Church

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JEA is not owned by investors. It was created by the City of Jacksonville to serve those who live here and in the surrounding communities. The sole purpose of our business is to ensure the electric, water and sewer demands of our customers are met, both today and for generations to come. Our goal is to provide reliable services at the best value to our customers while ensuring our areas’ precious natural resources are protected.

JEA delivers more than 110 million gallons of water each day to our customers. We regularly test the water we send to customers to ensure its safety, as outlined by federal and state regulatory agencies. Our state-of-the-art technology monitors our water supply grid to bring fresh, clean water to your home. We work hard to help our customers learn how to conserve Northeast Florida's most precious resource, the Floridan aquifer, so that we may continue to benefit from it for generations to come.

JEA's sewer collection system handles more than 70 million gallons of wastewater every day. Our waste collection and treatment system consists of more than 3,700 miles of collection lines, over 1,200 pumping stations and fourteen sewer treatment plants.